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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 418 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Right tool, right job): Watercolour = see-through washes; poster colour = bright, opaque, flat colour. Wax crayons = hard and waxy; oil pastels = soft, creamy, blendable. Pencils: H = hard and light, B = soft and dark (black), HB = middle; the bigger the number, the more so (6B darker than 2B).

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  1. 1.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) black (b) blue (c) big (d) brown
  3. 3.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
  4. 4.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) wax crayons
  6. 6.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) see-through colour (b) do not smudge easily (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) bright, flat colour
  7. 7.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) grey lines for sketching (c) see-through colour (d) do not smudge easily
  8. 8.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) bright, flat colour (d) mixed with lots of water
  9. 9.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2B (b) 6B (c) H (d) HB
  10. 10.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) see-through colour (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) mixed with lots of water
  11. 11.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) thick, opaque paint (c) light first outlines (d) mixed with lots of water
  13. 13.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  14. 14.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hard (b) high (c) heavy (d) hot
  15. 15.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
  16. 16.True or false: pencil grade B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) charcoal (b) watercolour (c) pencil (d) poster colour
  18. 18.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  20. 20.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
  21. 21.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  22. 22.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
  23. 23.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) grey lines for sketching (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) do not smudge easily
  25. 25.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  26. 26.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  28. 28.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
  29. 29.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  30. 30.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
  31. 31.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
  34. 34.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  35. 35.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) HB (c) H (d) 2B
  36. 36.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  37. 37.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) wax crayons (d) pencil
  38. 38.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. black
  3. 4B
  4. True
  5. poster colour
  6. bright, flat colour
  7. grey lines for sketching
  8. mixed with lots of water
  9. HB
  10. soft, creamy sticks
  11. False
  12. thick, opaque paint
  13. soft, dark marks
  14. hard
  15. 2B
  16. False
  17. poster colour
  18. False
  19. hard, light marks
  20. wax crayons
  21. oil pastels
  22. pencil
  23. True
  24. do not smudge easily
  25. hard, light marks
  26. False
  27. hard, light marks
  28. wax crayons
  29. soft, dark marks
  30. watercolour
  31. False
  32. True
  33. 6B
  34. soft, dark marks
  35. 2B
  36. oil pastels
  37. pencil
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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